Clothes drier



CLOTHES DRIER Filed Feb. 9, 1923 E. w. MITCHELL Sum/wrox l www;

Aug. 24 1926.

Patented Aug. 24, 19,25%,

UNITED STATES i. isaiasi@ PATENT oFFicE.

EDWARD W. MITCHELL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CLOTHES DRIER.

The objects of the invention are to provide an improvement in laundry driers for apartments, hotels or dwellings in which the air is caused to circulate continually about the fabrics in such a manner as to be hung, and a blower of any suitable design is positioned in the upper part of the chamber to cause. a continual downward circulation of air therethrough, which after passing upward about the sides of the chamber within the casing is returned through the chamber.

The invention is hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is vertical longitudinal section of the device,

2 is a front elevation thereof.

In these views, 1 is a chamber open at 2 at the bottom and otherwise closed on all sides at the upper end of this chamber are shown horizontal metal rods 3 3 which project beyond the front wall thereof, and are connected together at their outer ends by means of a cross bar if Upon these rods the racks 5 5 slide freely and are composed of longitudinal bars 6 G vertically spaced apart, and vertical connecting and supporting members, 5 and 8 at their rear and front ends respectively which are suspended from the: rods 3, 3. rfliese racks can be drawn out of the chamber, through the vertical openings 9 9 in the front wall. The front supporting member 8 comprises an elongated plate which closes the corresponding opening 9 when the rack is pushed back with the chamber.

Handles 10, 10 upon the outer faces of these plates are employed for pulling them out and returning them to their places in the chamber.

A casing 14 encloses this chamber and is spaced therefrom on the sides and rear. Legs 15, raise the chamber from the floor. The front walls of the chamber and casing may be the same and the openings 9, 9 will pass therethrough, l'

Application led February 9, 1923. Serial No. 617,992.

A blower or fan 11 is mounted upon the top of the chamber and propels a current vof air continually through a central opening 12 therein.

The air thus propelled will pass downward through the laundry in the chamber, and will extract the moisture therefrom.

The air will then pass out of the open bottom of the chamber' and will then pass upward around the sides of the casing and will be returned by the fan. i into the chamber.

rIhe fan may be operated by a motork 13 mounted upon the upper wall of the casing and is removable therewith.

Having described the invention what I 'claim as new and desire to secure by Letters `Patent is 1. In a device for the purpose described,

in combination, a chamber, and an enclosing Y casing spaced therefrom, vertical racks slidingly movable in said chamber, the vertical front wall of said chamber being provided with openings through which said racks are drawn, said racks being provided with means for closing said openings, said chamber being open at the bottom and raised above the floor, and a blower mounted upon said casing over said chamber said chamber being provided with an opening throughy which said air is propelled downwardly into said chamber by said blower.

2. In a device for drying clothes, in combination, a casing, a chamber elevated therein and open at the bottom,said casing and chamber having a common front wall and spaced apart at the top, bottom, and

sides and rear, said front wall being provided with vertical spaced openings, racks slidable into and out of said chamber through said vertical openings, said racks being provided with front members adapted to close said openings when said racks are withdrawn into said chamber, said. chamber being provided with an opening in its uppei wall a fan for propelling the air downwardly through said opening, from the spaces about the sides of said chamber, and

through said chamber, out of its bottom into said side spaces.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand this 15th day of December 1920.

. EDWARD W. MITCHELL. 

